Prague: A Cultural History

by Richard D.E. Burton

Book Overview

Located at the very center of Europe, Prague has been on the frontline of international political, intellectual, religious, and cultural conflicts for more than six centuries. Invaded and occupied by the Habsburgs, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Nazis, and then Communist Russia, the city's identity is shaped by a long experience of foreign domination and a strong sense of martyrdom. A treasure house of Gothic, baroque, and modernist architecture,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566564905
• ISBN13: 9781566564908
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Interlink Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for the first-time visitor or resident or anyone between.

Excellent, well-written book about one of the great cities of the world. Orderly, logical structure for the first-time visitor as well as for those who visit Prague often or live there. Not only a good writer but an accurate, non-revisionist historian. A pleasure to read and to share with others.